How I can help
I advise frequently on data-related issues. They often infuse the requirements for technology solutions and services. We see them when dealing with open data, database copyright and licensing, official statistics, and the Government’s Protective Security Requirements. They arise when online services collect our data, when we need to protect personal information within or generated by datasets, when protecting Māori data, and when datasets inform automated business rules and AI.
Some examples
The work I’ve done in this area includes the following:
- development of the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing framework (NZGOAL)
- development of the NZGOAL Quick Guides, Copyright Guide, Guidance Notes 1-7 (Guidance Note 4 is on databases and datasets) and training videos
- co-development of the NZGOAL Software Extension and NZGOAL Software Extension Guidance Note 1
- delivery of NZGOAL training to government agencies
- drafting of data licence agreements for relief efforts in the post-earthquake Canterbury region
- legal advice relating to the founding iterations of data.govt.nz
- advising on aspects of the Statistics Act 1975
- preparing guidance for staff on the use and disclosure of student-related personal information
- advising on the implications of machine-to-machine processing of personal information that is encrypted at both ends prior to processing in a manner than ensures no human being will ever see any personal identifiers and where the processing was for beneficial research purposes
- legal advice relating to, and preparation of the terms of use for, the Forward Works viewer
- advising on copyright and licensing issues regarding online landcare-related services
- advising on use and re-use of data in an online database relating to certain kinds of geographical and geological information
- advising on licensing and Google Earth issues in connection with a particular online database
- presentation on Copyright, Databases and OpenStreetMap at the Open Data Sessions in Christchurch in 2014
- preparation of comprehensive guidance on OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap: A Practical Guide).